hic jacet

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Noun
  • Thought of as the graffiti of its time, the inscriptions also included stories about daily life, sporting events, passions and insults, carved into a passageway that connected Pompeii's theater district to one of its main roads.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The absence of inscriptions or detailed records leaves Nan Madol’s construction methods and original purpose unresolved.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That was the takeaway from his interview with Politico, an epitaph for the continent’s migration policy, strategic posture and governing class.
    Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Finale affirm Hamlin’s career epitaph is heartbreak: Denny Hamlin -- at age 44 the greatest driver to never win a Cup Series season championship -- was three laps away from his first, but instead left Phoenix Raceway as downtrodden as he’s been.
    Greg Cote November 9, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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